SB2024120309 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel mm
Published: December 3, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024120309
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53113)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() function in mm/page_alloc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31502374627ba9ec3e710dbd0bb00457cc6d2c19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6addb2d9501ec866d7b3a3b4e665307c437e9be2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce41b0f9d77cca074df25afd39b86e2ee3aa68e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f16cec79774c3132df006cf771eddd89d08f58
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.63